Smash court tennis 2 may be nearly 3 years old now, but its still got potential to be one of the best Tennis sims on the PS2. The first outing saw a brave attempt at trying to capture new fans for the sport and succeeded on various level, but its smash court 2 that really improves where other ... Read review
If you want to show Tim Henman and the rest how it should be done, you could a lot worse ... more
thanSmash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2. The sequel to Sony's popular 2002 title,Pro Tournament 2includes a slew of famous names including Andy Roddick, Serena Wil...
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Having already proven themselves in the PSone tennis game arena, Namco transfer their ... more
skills to this new PS2 release. And while they've dispensed with the cartoonish look of their earlier entries in the genre,Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournamentnonetheless retains that crucial playability and fun factor.The PS2 clearly gives the developers more scope, and they've quickly taken advantage of it. The graphics, front end and audio are all that bit smarter, while the choice of players and tournaments has likewise been broadened. Indeed, the expanded single-player game, complete with extra bonus challenges such as point targets for a certain match, is a real delight to play. Naturally, in multiplayer, things are even more fun, and it's well worth buying a multi-tap to enjoy the game to maximum effect with four players.If there's one thing that slightly holds the game back though, it's the quality of the competition. The game lacks some of the pace and energy of Sega's excellentVirtua Tennis 2, and whileSmash Court Tennisis more than enough fun in its own right, it's not quite the number one seed.Yet, replete with official tournaments and players,Smash Court Tennisis a very easy game to get into, and one that offers a significant challenge. Its predominantly arcade-style approach ensures that it can be enjoyed by fans of the sport and more casual players alike. And it really is worth buying simply for being one of the most compelling multiplayer games to date on the PS2. --Simon Brew
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Having already proven themselves in the PSone tennis game arena, Namco transfer their ... more
skills to this new PS2 release. And while they've dispensed with the cartoonish look of their earlier entries in the genre,Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournamentnonetheless retains that crucial playability and fun factor.The PS2 clearly gives the developers more scope, and they've quickly taken advantage of it. The graphics, front end and audio are all that bit smarter, while the choice of players and tournaments has likewise been broadened. Indeed, the expanded single-player game, complete with extra bonus challenges such as point targets for a certain match, is a real delight to play. Naturally, in multiplayer, things are even more fun, and it's well worth buying a multi-tap to enjoy the game to maximum effect with four players.If there's one thing that slightly holds the game back though, it's the quality of the competition. The game lacks some of the pace and energy of Sega's excellentVirtua Tennis 2, and whileSmash Court Tennisis more than enough fun in its own right, it's not quite the number one seed.Yet, replete with official tournaments and players,Smash Court Tennisis a very easy game to get into, and one that offers a significant challenge. Its predominantly arcade-style approach ensures that it can be enjoyed by fans of the sport and more casual players alike. And it really is worth buying simply for being one of the most compelling multiplayer games to date on the PS2. --Simon Brew
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Smash court tennis 2 may be nearly 3 years old now, but its still got potential to be one of the best Tennis sims on the PS2. The first outing saw a brave attempt at trying to capture new fans for the sport and succeeded on various level, but its smash court 2 that really improves where other games lay dead and unheard of.
The controls are much more fluid and life life and you can now really get into the match as you smash, volley ... ...unrealistic it brings a more comic aspect to the game rather than a competative nature.
Overall however, Smash court tennis 2 really offers something for the player to delve into, with better fluid controls and a more realistic pro tour mode, means that replayability is a certainty, ... more
Smash court tennis 2 may be nearly 3 years old now, but its still got potential to be one of the best Tennis sims on the PS2. The first outing saw a brave attempt at trying to capture new fans for the sport and succeeded on various level, but its smash court 2 that really improves where other games lay dead and unheard of.
The controls are much more fluid and life life and you can now really get into the match as you smash, volley or lob your way around the court. You have to hit the ball at exactly the right moment to pull off a 'nice' shot. Mess up your timing and your shot is weakened and gives the opponent a chance at having one more shot at the ball.
There's more players to choose from also. 16 high ranking players make an appearance (apart from Anna Kournikova) and each have their own strengths and weaknesses, which is fantastic. For example if you play as Lindsay Davenport, you can really use her height and strength to play excellent baseline rallies with the likes of Serena Williams.
The pro tour mode is a much better player experience than the previous outing as well, with a newly formed calendar system, which allows you to pick which tournaments you enter to make your way up the ranks. This allows you to create your own characters into the game, but to be honest, this part is lame. There isn't many options to choose from for your characters and many end up looking the same.
I must admit, the difficulty hasn't changed either. When you first play it - it can be a challenge to beat higher ranking opponents, but with a little time you'll woop the best with relative ease, which is a let down because tennis is based on the challenge of each match. As a result many matches become repetative and easy and you'll crave for something a little harder.
Apart from pro tour, there are a host of other modes like arcade where you can battle with or against your friends. It's a shame you cant do this in pro tour.
Graphics wise, players range from outstanding to sometimes shabby, and some of the hairstyles provided in the game are so unrealistic it brings a more comic aspect to the game rather than a competative nature.
Overall however, Smash court tennis 2 really offers something for the player to delve into, with better fluid controls and a more realistic pro tour mode, means that replayability is a certainty,
Advantages: Nice and simple, with a good gameplay system. Very enjoyable. Disadvantages: Can get a bit too easy/repeptitive
...have three tennis games, and Smash Court Tennis: Pro Tournament 2 is by far and away my favourite. I really am quite addicted to it!
By now, the game is quite old, but this is no problem at all, except for the fact that the players are a bit “past it”. You can still play as Tim Henman, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Richard Gasquet, James Blake, Lindsay Davenport and Venus Williams amongst others. You can also create a 2 players (one man, one woman) in the ... ...good and not a problem at all – something that usually does happen with tennis games.
Overall, Smash Court Tennis: Pro Tournament 2 is brilliant. It has great controls, great modes and a system which is really addictive and definitely makes you want to come back again and again! ...
mkkreuk 05.08.2007
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Advantages: Quick, easy to play Disadvantages: Can get repetitive and be too easy
I can't remember where or why i bought this., but I do know why i keep playing it.
It's a nice tennis game, the best for the playstation by a mile.
It looks very crisp and simple to use, although the japanese music and sound effects on the menu screen are very irritable.
There are several game modes, arcade where you can enter a tournament with a partner or by yourself; exhibition where you play a single match; tutorial pretty good place to start; ... ...pro tour is the main part of the game so i shall focus my reviewing on that. You create a player; male or female, and enter them into the excitement of the world tennis ranks at the bottom (250) you must then enter tournaments, trying to improve your rank amongst the world's best as well as having the option of training mini-games. Both of these give you points which help you level up, for every level up you go (i believe up to 50) you receive 50 ...
TheBattman101 08.08.2008
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Advantages: A good all rounder . easy to play Disadvantages: Credits in Arcade
There are many features on this game to master, as you can have many careers starting out as an amateur player, it allows you to really practice and get to number one in a very short space of time.
The career side of it is well designed, allowing you to train your player to be an all rounder, as well as being the best looking on the courts, as you can buy new clothes as you earn more points. Along with buying tennis racquets and other much needed ... ...to beat the best players in the world, as you can enter lots of competitions to allow you to pick up on the skills. Also you can have two types of play, mission and normal; Mission will tell you what to do, such as doing certain amount of aces and returns. Or Normal allows you to do a full set or 6 games. This is also available in the exhibition side of it.
It takes you to all the most famous courts in the world, which is most rewarding when winning, ...
zippythebear 28.05.2006
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